Roi Ottley: Outstanding writer and war-correspondent
“All I have tried to do is to tell their story. Sometimes, moved deeply by such damnable acts of prejudice, I have allowed the words...
Category : Biographies
Henrietta Lacks: The birth of the Hela Cells
Henrietta Lacks, known as the Mother of Modern Science, is an African-American woman whose cancer cells became the world’s first immortal human cells. Lacks was...
Augustus Nathaniel Lushington: The first African American to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Augustus Nathaniel Lushington was the first African American to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), earning the doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in...
Whitney Moore Young Jr.: The Civil Rights Powerbroker
“We desire to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps. But in the past we’ve had no straps, and in most cases no boots.” ~Whitney Young...
Buddy Guy: The Best Guitarist Alive
George “Buddy” Guy is an African American blues guitarist and singer, described by Eric Clapton as “the best guitar player alive”. Buddy Guy is an...
George Dixon: First Black Boxing Champion
George Dixon also known as “Little Chocolate,” was a Black Canadian professional boxer. He was the first black world boxing champion in any weight class,...
Interview with Wilbert Smith, author of Hole in the Head, the story of Vertus Hardiman
“This story is not about what happened to him, it’s everything to do with how he chose to live his life in spite of what...
Johnson Beharry: A Military Hero
Johnson Gideon Beharry is Britain’s highest decorated serving soldier. He became a national hero after risking his life to save a group of wounded soldiers...
Rita Marley: Queen of Reggae
Perhaps best known as the widow of reggae legend Bob Marley and often called the “Queen of Reggae,” Rita Marley has spent time and energy...
Emmett Till: A Stolen Life
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American teenager who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14, after reportedly flirting with a whyte woman. His...